What is the reason for protein shakes after surgery?
The shakes ensure adequate protein and calorie intake after surgery which is important for healing and other reasons. A liquid diet ensures that the pouch and opening will not be stretched early on when that is more easily accomplished. The shakes also interpose a significant change between the way you have eaten and the way we hope that you will eat in the future. Because the shakes are somewhat monotonous when you switch to a low fat more healthy diet it is tasty’ by comparison and therefore more likely to be preferred in the long run.
The shakes ensure adequate protein and calorie intake after surgery which is important for healing and other reasons. A liquid diet ensures that the pouch and opening will not be stretched early on when that is more easily accomplished. The shakes also interpose a significant change between the way you have eaten and the way we hope that you will eat in the future. Because the shakes are somewhat monotonous when you switch to a low fat more healthy diet it is tasty by comparison and therefore more likely to be preferred in the long run.
